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21 February 2008

Commentary On Sentinel & Serious Events Reported By District Health Boards

The 2006/07 report on the sentinel and serious events that have been reported by District Health Boards is available online and downloaded print copies are available in the Canterbury Medical Library Loan and Reference collections (shelved at WX 153 C734 2008).

Commentary On Sentinel & Serious Events Reported By District Health Boards - 2006/07
http://www.qic.health.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexcm/qic-sentinel-and-serious-events-report-0607

7 December 2007

Taking the Pulse of NZ Child and Youth Health

Child and Youth Health Monitoring Reports released at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Conference on November 2007 show that while injury and infant mortality rates have declined over the past decade and a half, there have been large increases in hospital admissions for some poverty related conditions (e.g. serious skin infections, bronchiolitis).

Monitoring the Health of New Zealand Children and Young People

WCRF/AICR Expert Report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective.

Report issued by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) on the evidence linking cancer risk to diet, physical activity and weight. The result of a five-year process involving nine independent teams of scientists from around the world, hundreds of peer reviewers, and 21 international experts who reviewed and analyzed over 7,000 large-scale studies, the report includes 10 recommendations for cancer prevention.

Post menopausal hormone therapy debate